Chapter 1120: Trash Brothers, A Clear Stream
At the end of the first quarter, the score on the court was 37-36, and the two teams played equally.
This score, this face, absolutely no fans could have imagined before the game.
After yesterday's slam dunk contest became an epic battle, today's main game also has a trend in this direction!
In the second quarter, both sides rotated their lineups.
At this time, the substitutes finally got more opportunities to play.
On the James' side, Westbrook and Curry on the outside, Harden and Anthony on the front, and Whiteside at center.
Lue once again showed his talent to coach, and he played a lineup of four big and three guards.
On the Tang side, Walker and Lillard on the outside, DeRozan and Aldridge on the front, and Horford at center.
Come up, Tang Tian's team will attack first.
Walker broke up with Lillard, Lillard was unreasonable after receiving the ball, and threw it directly at Curry from the outside.
There was something wrong with the choice of shots on this ball.
"Huh!"
But Lillard threw it in!
There are too many super teams in the West, and Lillard's Trail Blazers have become victims.
However, his personal performance has steadily improved, and his personal data has also exploded this season.
He brought that confidence to the All-Star Game!
In a stalemate, this three-point situation is very morale-boosting.
There was a shout of excitement from the Pelicans bench, and Thompson's towel flew up with a waving of it.
Looking back, Curry wanted to return the color, but he took a long-range shot from beyond the three-point line and smashed the basket into the front of the basket.
In fact, in the entire first quarter, Curry scored a goal, which was the big three-pointer shortly after the opening.
After that, he was replaced early, which was obviously a little off the line.
Tang Tian's offense, Lillard attacked with the ball, and he and Horford played a blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation.
After dismantling the misalignment against Whiteside, he slowed down and accelerated the tempo to score a layup directly past the opponent.
He's in a bit of a good shape!
The audience also cheered Lillard.
When Tang Tian first selected people, Lillard was the first person he chose in addition to training his brothers.
At that time, George was still chosen.
This choice is also one of the many complaints from fans, after all, Tang Tianxuan's hard work is understandable.
But it's stupid and wasteful to leave George without Lillard!
But now it seems that Tang Tian's vision is really vicious.
He is eyeing Lillard's condition, on the other hand, although George is stronger, he is in average form with the Cavaliers this season.
Now his vicious vision has also been verified.
This wave of 5-0 attacks passed, and Tang Tian's team took the initiative on the field at once.
The fans at the scene were also more energetic.
The main force and James have a five-five fight, and now the substitute has a chance to establish an advantage, and the Tang Tian team is really going to win tonight!
James's offense, Curry held the ball in the frontcourt, knowing that he had a normal hand, he didn't attack, and threw his hand to give the ball to Harden.
Harden singled Lillard for his trademark step-back three-pointer.
This step back is well handled.
"Bang dang!"
However, the hand was a little worse, and the ball smashed into the back of the basket and bounced high.
The defensive rebound was protected by Horford.
Tang Tian team counterattacked, Lillard took a look at the defense after receiving the ball, and shot three points directly from the three-point line in the fast break!
It's hi out.
The ball was a bit heavy and smashed on the rebound.
But the weight was just right, and it bounced off and fell into the net bag!
Lillard, he scored 8 points in a row!
The fans couldn't help but cheer for him.
In recent years, there have been fewer and fewer teams with one person and one city, and Lillard is not popular, but his performance in this section is definitely attracting fans!
The Pelicans' bench was also boiling again, with even Butler and Davis jumping up to applaud Lillard.
Westbrook carried the ball to the frontcourt, and after the breakaway, the layup finally added points for the James team.
Coming back, Lillard used his containment to burst into the way to Aldridge, who also made a mid-range jumper from the free-throw line.
Tang Tian also reached out to applaud Lillard's performance this time.
Combined with sudden shooting and passing, Lillard played a superstar performance in this segment.
Harden held the ball again in the frontcourt, and he signaled to play tactics.
Curry borrowed the block to pull it out.
But Harden and Curry had a tacit understanding problem, and the ball was given early, and it was directly cut off by Horford, who turned around.
The scene burst into laughter.
Lillard played superstar as an All-Star.
But for this pair of superstars, this section is a hard-nosed undercover feeling!
Lou was already hesitating to call a timeout.
Walker broke through and scored a goal, and Curry came back with a colored layup to cross the bridge.
The rebound was protected by Horford again, and this time he threw it directly to the backcourt, and Walker received the ball and shook off Harden's chasing layup and scored again.
51 to 38.
In the blink of an eye, Tang Tian's team played a 14-2 offensive, and the difference had been instantly stretched to 13 points!
Lew called a timeout.
The performance of Curry and Harden really failed his expectations!
However, the live footage was given to James at this time.
James' expression was a little complicated.
He's picked a bunch of superstars, especially a lot of super guards.
Curry and Harden, who are the top 10 or even the top 5 MVPs this season, turned out to be better than the other.
Is this the rhythm of the group to play him?
The fans couldn't help but laugh when they saw this.
Strength on paper is not necessarily proportional to performance.
With Curry and Harden on the floor, it was a real disaster tonight.
Speaking of which, Lowry and DeRozan were picked by James and Don Tian respectively, and the Raptors' garbage brothers couldn't play on the same team in the All-Star game.
But Curry and Harden have inherited their mantle and turned themselves into trash brothers!
In such an anxious game where both sides are trying to win, they really can be regarded as a breath of fresh air.
Coming back from the timeout, Harden and Curry were still on the court, but Lue replaced the other starters as well.
Curry, Harden, James, Antetokounmpo, Embiid.
This is Lue's change of formation based on the first quarter, with two shooters pressing the lineup, and Stevens' side did not dare to defend the 2-3 team.
Over there, Stevens also made a change.
Irving, Tang Tian, Thompson, Davis, Drummond.
Both sides are really serious about this game.
Lu's judgment was right, this lineup was put up, and the Tang Tian team really guarded back the human mark.
James broke through the interior to compress the defense and gave the ball to Curry.
Curry's chance ball, but he knew he didn't shoot it because he didn't feel good, so he shook a mid-range shot with a sudden step.
But Thompson put a lot of pressure on the defense, and he threw a three-shot straight back from the mid-range!
At this moment, the laughter at the scene was completely unbearable.
In the face of good friends, Curry is more completely garbage!
And the ball just fell into Davis's hands after the three non-sticks.
Davis made a long pass directly to Tang Tian, who accelerated to shake off Harden and rushed to the front court to show again.
A 360° turnaround dunk one step inside the free-throw line, and the entire Staples Center was boiling.
The Tang Tian team is already 15 points ahead of the James team!